Dunkertons Cider
Cidery
in
Charlton Kings,
Gloucestershire,
England 🏴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1980
Description
Founded in Herefordshire.
Pressed, fermented, and bottled in Gloucestershire.
Dunkertons history reaches back to 1980 when Ivor and Susie Dunkerton made the decision to escape London and buy a small holding in Pembridge, Herefordshire. They realised that with such a small amount of land they needed to specialise in some form of agriculture and spotted that traditional cider making presented a fantastic opportunity.
In 2014 Ivor and Susie passed Dunkertons to their son Julian and his business partner Bean.
In 2016 the production business relocated to our new state of the art cidery at Dowdeswell Park, Cheltenham.
Pressed, fermented, and bottled in Gloucestershire.
Dunkertons history reaches back to 1980 when Ivor and Susie Dunkerton made the decision to escape London and buy a small holding in Pembridge, Herefordshire. They realised that with such a small amount of land they needed to specialise in some form of agriculture and spotted that traditional cider making presented a fantastic opportunity.
In 2014 Ivor and Susie passed Dunkertons to their son Julian and his business partner Bean.
In 2016 the production business relocated to our new state of the art cidery at Dowdeswell Park, Cheltenham.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Tanners of Shrewsbury, drank at Auntie Sue's on 10th September 2026. 6.8% these days. No head, clear light urine colour, tastes of apples.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Tanners Wine Merchants
on 10 Sep 2026
at 17:50
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Tuffins and drank in Auntie Sue's garden on 10th September 2026. Headless with a mini haze. Sweet apples.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Tuffins
on 10 Sep 2026
at 16:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Tuffins, 3rd September 2026, shared with son in law Matt who is over from California for a mates wedding. It's an OK apple cider.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Tuffins
on 03 Sep 2026
at 21:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Lightly carbonated cloudy pale lemon body.
Medium to full, sharp with a clean back.
Pear, apple, chalky & honey tastes with a dry apple finish.
Great Cider.
Medium to full, sharp with a clean back.
Pear, apple, chalky & honey tastes with a dry apple finish.
Great Cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2026
at 16:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
660ml bottle shared with my brother Rupe at my place on 21st August 2026. Nice easy going Cider, we liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Tuffins
on 21 Aug 2026
at 20:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Tuffins. Drank at Auntie Sue's on 21st August 2026. Floating particles that eventually settled at the base of the glass. Semi-sweet and pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Tuffins
on 21 Aug 2026
at 16:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
No head on a cloudy dull golden coloured body.
Muted apple & clive aroma.
Medium bodied, soft with little carbonation & cloying on the back.
Chalky, flour, yeast, bread, apple & earthy tastes with a tart finish.
Farm-Like! 😁. A very tasty Cider.
Muted apple & clive aroma.
Medium bodied, soft with little carbonation & cloying on the back.
Chalky, flour, yeast, bread, apple & earthy tastes with a tart finish.
Farm-Like! 😁. A very tasty Cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2026
at 20:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle at Auntie Sue's on 9th August 2026. Slight haze to the headless golden body. Crisp apple feel.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Tuffins
on 09 Aug 2026
at 14:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Tuffins. Thought the 528 was the bottle number, but it's not! Anyway this is medium dry and very pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Tuffins
on 29 Jul 2026
at 13:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Clear golden with small head. Crisp pear, caramel, oak, leathery, vanilla, dry green lime leaves, biscuits, leather. Medium seert and bitter. Full bodied, quite dry and with a dry chewy tannic finish. There's a surprising amount of tannins here, nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2026
at 19:31